Fables of the Reconstruction
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We are hope despite the times. Cynical optimist. An American living in Canada. Eat the rich. Octavia Butler was a truth-teller. Free Palestine.🇵🇸
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I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely survived.
My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely survived.
wrd.cm
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely survived.
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Many of us in the MECFS community started warning in 2020 that COVID was going to be a mass disabling event. It was, and it continues to be.
December 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Many of us in the MECFS community started warning in 2020 that COVID was going to be a mass disabling event. It was, and it continues to be.
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Perfect Welsh word—my love to all who share this feeling.
Hiraeth (HEE-reyeth)
(n.)
- An intense longing for a home you can’t return to, or that never was.
Used in a sentence:
“And evermore, deep in his small and ancient brest, there stirred a sorrow sharp as winter wind—a hiraeth for the numinous lands of Faerie that slipt into legend many ages agone.”
(n.)
- An intense longing for a home you can’t return to, or that never was.
Used in a sentence:
“And evermore, deep in his small and ancient brest, there stirred a sorrow sharp as winter wind—a hiraeth for the numinous lands of Faerie that slipt into legend many ages agone.”
December 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Perfect Welsh word—my love to all who share this feeling.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Why the hell should anyone pay back their student loans when the oligarchs don’t even pay their taxes?!
December 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Why the hell should anyone pay back their student loans when the oligarchs don’t even pay their taxes?!
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To paraphrase a fool to more accurate effect: If you don’t have healthcare, you don’t have a country. Gift link wapo.st/4amcTzk
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
wapo.st
December 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
To paraphrase a fool to more accurate effect: If you don’t have healthcare, you don’t have a country. Gift link wapo.st/4amcTzk
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Bill Clinton is likely what I think Bill Clinton is and have long thought Bill Clinton is.
December 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Bill Clinton is likely what I think Bill Clinton is and have long thought Bill Clinton is.
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As someone who hasn't had a TV subscription for years and watches absolutely no commercial television, one observation from being in the tire shop for about 90 min w Global News Morning on.
My god. How and why do people watch this. A stream of depressing news, inane banter and so many commericials
My god. How and why do people watch this. A stream of depressing news, inane banter and so many commericials
December 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
As someone who hasn't had a TV subscription for years and watches absolutely no commercial television, one observation from being in the tire shop for about 90 min w Global News Morning on.
My god. How and why do people watch this. A stream of depressing news, inane banter and so many commericials
My god. How and why do people watch this. A stream of depressing news, inane banter and so many commericials
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Join us at 3pm on Substack Live w/ @drdemetre.bsky.social and @angierasmussen.bsky.social to assess the latest in public health news.
We will inform.
We will educate.
We will vent.
Topics:
-Hep B vaccines & the CDC (oof).
-NIH under duress.
-RFK Jr. news.
Watch: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
We will inform.
We will educate.
We will vent.
Topics:
-Hep B vaccines & the CDC (oof).
-NIH under duress.
-RFK Jr. news.
Watch: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: This Week in Public Hell. With Daskalakis, Rasmussen, and Faust
Starting Dec 19 at 3:00 PM EST
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Join us at 3pm on Substack Live w/ @drdemetre.bsky.social and @angierasmussen.bsky.social to assess the latest in public health news.
We will inform.
We will educate.
We will vent.
Topics:
-Hep B vaccines & the CDC (oof).
-NIH under duress.
-RFK Jr. news.
Watch: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
We will inform.
We will educate.
We will vent.
Topics:
-Hep B vaccines & the CDC (oof).
-NIH under duress.
-RFK Jr. news.
Watch: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
And just like clockwork…
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
And just like clockwork…
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As I’ve noted before, Gaza is often the testing ground for technology and practices that are then integrated into US policing. The imperial boomerang is real.
NEW: CBP is ramping up a program using small drones to hunt down immigrants. It's part of a larger surveillance effort that expands far into the US. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/border...
Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach
Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border.
www.wired.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
As I’ve noted before, Gaza is often the testing ground for technology and practices that are then integrated into US policing. The imperial boomerang is real.
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On my 21st-century travelogue, THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/my-top-ten...
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
On my 21st-century travelogue, THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/my-top-ten...
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A fascinating and timely story about a military leader who refused to obey orders:
“When China’s rulers ordered tens of thousands of soldiers to crush pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing in 1989, Gen. Xu Qinxian was the commander who famously said no.”
Gift link:
“When China’s rulers ordered tens of thousands of soldiers to crush pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing in 1989, Gen. Xu Qinxian was the commander who famously said no.”
Gift link:
The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A fascinating and timely story about a military leader who refused to obey orders:
“When China’s rulers ordered tens of thousands of soldiers to crush pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing in 1989, Gen. Xu Qinxian was the commander who famously said no.”
Gift link:
“When China’s rulers ordered tens of thousands of soldiers to crush pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing in 1989, Gen. Xu Qinxian was the commander who famously said no.”
Gift link:
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2025 won’t stop. It is relentless and shows no signs of slowing, even into next year.
I never imagined living through the death of so many people and ideas and ideals.
Please just stop.
I never imagined living through the death of so many people and ideas and ideals.
Please just stop.
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
2025 won’t stop. It is relentless and shows no signs of slowing, even into next year.
I never imagined living through the death of so many people and ideas and ideals.
Please just stop.
I never imagined living through the death of so many people and ideas and ideals.
Please just stop.
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Rick scott once commited the single largest act of Medicare fraud in history and tried to end Medicare entirely. This man is a demon
December 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Rick scott once commited the single largest act of Medicare fraud in history and tried to end Medicare entirely. This man is a demon
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As someone who was born and raised in florida i hate rick scott with the fiery passion of a million burning hells.
Rick scott once commited the single largest act of Medicare fraud in history and tried to end Medicare entirely. This man is a demon
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
As someone who was born and raised in florida i hate rick scott with the fiery passion of a million burning hells.
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"I love that Rick Scott is on CNN talking about all the waste and deception in the health care/insurance business. He really is an expert since his company paid a record $1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud."
December 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"I love that Rick Scott is on CNN talking about all the waste and deception in the health care/insurance business. He really is an expert since his company paid a record $1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud."
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A US Air Force refuelling tanker near Venezuela almost collided with a Jet Blue passenger jet.
On the recording, the pilot can be heard saying:
“We almost had a midair collision up here. They passed directly in our flight path. ... They don't have their transponder turned on, it's outrageous.”
On the recording, the pilot can be heard saying:
“We almost had a midair collision up here. They passed directly in our flight path. ... They don't have their transponder turned on, it's outrageous.”
‘It’s outrageous’ - JetBlue pilot decries near collision with US military aircraft
The passenger plane originating out of Curacao halted its ascent to avoid hitting the US Air Force aircraft near Venezuela.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A US Air Force refuelling tanker near Venezuela almost collided with a Jet Blue passenger jet.
On the recording, the pilot can be heard saying:
“We almost had a midair collision up here. They passed directly in our flight path. ... They don't have their transponder turned on, it's outrageous.”
On the recording, the pilot can be heard saying:
“We almost had a midair collision up here. They passed directly in our flight path. ... They don't have their transponder turned on, it's outrageous.”
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There are the people who say a certain number of deaths are an acceptable cost of gun culture, and then there was this guy. I guess you can decide for which is more valuable. wapo.st/4qd5UNL
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
wapo.st
December 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
There are the people who say a certain number of deaths are an acceptable cost of gun culture, and then there was this guy. I guess you can decide for which is more valuable. wapo.st/4qd5UNL
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We are experiencing a more severe than usual flu season and COVID rates are starting to rise. If you want to reduce your chances of getting sick, one of the most effective things you can do is wear a high quality mask. 🤫
December 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We are experiencing a more severe than usual flu season and COVID rates are starting to rise. If you want to reduce your chances of getting sick, one of the most effective things you can do is wear a high quality mask. 🤫
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Australian here 👋
Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work.
There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996.
We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.
Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work.
There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996.
We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.
December 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Australian here 👋
Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work.
There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996.
We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.
Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work.
There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996.
We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.
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In response to the mass shooting in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will propose strengthening Australian gun laws and NSW parliament could be recalled before Christmas to pass urgent legislation.
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
In response to the mass shooting in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will propose strengthening Australian gun laws and NSW parliament could be recalled before Christmas to pass urgent legislation.
Hmmm, imagine that...
Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.
OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy
Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.
wrd.cm
December 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hmmm, imagine that...